SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES
Heidy Alegría
GUTIÉRREZ LEÓN
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Director of Postgraduate Office
Director of GED
Research Group
CONTACT
Information
hagutier@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
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GENERAL
Biography
Heidy Alegría Gutiérrez León is a professor in the School of Languages and has a strong academic background that includes a Ph.D. in Translation Studies from the University of Ottawa, completed in 2021. Additionally, she earned a Master’s degree in Education and Translation from the Universidad de Antioquia in 2012, a specialization in University Teaching from the Universidad de San Buenaventura in 2010, and a Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Languages from the Universidad de Antioquia in 2001. Professor Gutiérrez León specializes in translation between English and Spanish, as well as between French and Spanish. She also excels in Community Interpretation, Research Methodology, and Ethics.
EDUCATION AND
Qualifications
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PhD in Translation Studies
University of Ottawa, 2021
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Master in Education and Translation
Universidad de Antioquia, 2012
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University Teaching Specialist
Universidad de San Buenaventura, 2010
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Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Languages
Universidad de Antioquia, 2001
Director of Postgraduate Office
Director of
GED Research Group
CONTACT
Information
hagutier@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 1374
AREAS OF
Expertise
Translation ING – ESP – ING
Translation FRA – ESP
Community Interpreting
Research Methodology
Ethics
OFFICE
Hours
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Monday to friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
UIS Central Campus, Edificio de Ciencias Humanas, oficina 05
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Outstanding
Works
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El Briefing y la presentación de los intérpretes como rituales en la interpretación comunitaria
Book chapter, Memorias del II Coloquio Internacional de Jóvenes Investigadores en Traducción e Interpretación, 2023
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Towards a Model for Community Interpreting Services: A Tool for Effective Communication in the Frontline
Paper, International Conference: Field Research on Translation and Interpreting, 2022
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Traducción y edición: Por casualidad y otras razones: traducción y difusión de la literatura, la dramaturgia y el cine de Canadá en Latinoamérica
Book, Bonilla Artigas Editores, 2018